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1956, Pretoria, South Africa. Thousands of women protested the government's pass laws to control the movement of black SAs. Medu Art Ensemble poster commemorates them with what became the anthem of women’s struggle against apartheid bit.ly/2J2p0Xc@UCLA_Library#IWD2019

Sofia Lidzhi-Goryaeva was 4 when the Soviets deported the Kalmyks to Siberia in '43. She devoted her life to preserving her people’s heritage, threatened even after they returned home. Today, a leading sociologist, Sofia advises the #Kalmyk Government on cultural revival #IWD2019

Aum Dema is a rarity in #Bhutan. She plays the flute, which, like other musical instruments, is normally played by men. Aum Dema grew up obsessed with flutes and oboes, and eventually broke the cultural barrier and became a well-known flute player and singer #IWD2019

Only 18% of @Wikipedia bios are about women. But we can change this. The WikiProject @WikiWomenInRed addresses content gender gap and under-representation of women and their achievements by turning "redlinks" (non-existent entries) into blue ones #BalanceforBetter#IWD2019

Dorothy Nyembe was a South African political and women's rights activist. Fighting against Apartheid law, she was sentenced to 15yrs - the longest term handed to a woman. In 1994, SA's first non-racial elections, she became MP #IWD2019

Women are still underrepresented in discussions about how freshwater systems are managed. @intlrivers's #WomenandRivers congress starts toady, bringing women leaders from around the world to focus on sustainable river management and protection womenandrivers.com#IWD2019